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Heroic Former Player Drowns While Rescuing Swimmers

7/20/2025

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Chase Childers, a 38-year-old former baseball player and police officer, tragically drowned while heroically rescuing five swimmers from a rip current in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. His family hailed his bravery, and a GoFundMe campaign has already raised over $160,000 to support his grieving wife and three children in the wake of this heartbreaking loss.

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Story summary

Chase Childers, a 38-year-old former baseball player and police officer, tragically drowned while heroically rescuing five swimmers from a rip current in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. His family hailed his bravery, and a GoFundMe campaign has already raised over $160,000 to support his grieving wife and three children in the wake of this heartbreaking loss.